1
as in lurched
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas
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2
as in jerked
to make jerky or restless movements
tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
toss that football over here
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use
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Recent Examples of tossed
That drive fell apart two plays later when Madsen tossed his third of four interceptions in the game.
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Carbonara When the pasta is tossed with the eggy cheese sauce, the noodles quickly soak up every drop.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
After days of explosive online back-and-forth with Nicki Minaj (and a few jabs tossed toward JT), the Bronx rapper hopped on social media with her first video addressing the fiasco that was equal parts warning and reminder.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Slightly sweeter and milder than red radishes, daikon radishes can be tossed into salads, stir-fried, or pickled and fermented.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
When tossed with a simple vinegary dressing, all of the flavors sing.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Cantillo started against the Tigers two weeks ago and tossed five strong innings.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Early whispers of possibly being in the mix as a potential sixth man of the year candidate are tossed around.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
In an attempt to help the elementary schooler conquer his fears, Gee picked him up and tossed him into the water below.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Carbonara When the pasta is tossed with the eggy cheese sauce, the noodles quickly soak up every drop.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
After days of explosive online back-and-forth with Nicki Minaj (and a few jabs tossed toward JT), the Bronx rapper hopped on social media with her first video addressing the fiasco that was equal parts warning and reminder.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Slightly sweeter and milder than red radishes, daikon radishes can be tossed into salads, stir-fried, or pickled and fermented.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
When tossed with a simple vinegary dressing, all of the flavors sing.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Cantillo started against the Tigers two weeks ago and tossed five strong innings.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Early whispers of possibly being in the mix as a potential sixth man of the year candidate are tossed around.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
In an attempt to help the elementary schooler conquer his fears, Gee picked him up and tossed him into the water below.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossed
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The escalator lurched to a halt just after the pair got on.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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On Halloween of 2022, just weeks into the new school year, senior Ehni Ler Htoo was making his way through the halls of Proctor High School in Utica, New York, when a fellow student lurched at him from behind, repeatedly plunging a 9-inch hunting knife into his back.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Carr has barely attempted 30 passes in three games, but threw only 12 in a blowout win over Purdue.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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In response, Clarkson burst into laughter and threw her hands in the air, as if she were absolved of her grief.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The aspects of Dalton’s theory that disagreed with reality were discarded, just as the aspects of Democritus’s ideas that didn’t align with reality were not kept as part of the theory.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the second video, Cabello can be seen singing as Murray and her dad swayed together on the dance floor.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Because, in fact, I am usually immediately swayed by whatever intellectual fashion is in the air, and a first draft of any essay is more often than not a cynical and dutiful rehashing of the argument du jour.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Children fidgeted in the relentless August heat.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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The debris flow landslides hurled chunks of railroad tracks, houses and hazardous material into the river.—
Rolando Arrieta,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Insults were hurled at McIlroy with such ferocity that his playing partner Shane Lowry had to be held back from going over the ropes to get at the fans.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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By the numbers, Helene dumped upwards of 30 inches of rain across the region, resulting in 108 casualties, 73,000 affected homes, and $60 billion in damages for Western North Carolina alone.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Local authorities were initially called to a Maverik gas station in Cedar City, roughly 215 miles from where Kirk was shot, after Utah state officials alerted police that alleged shooter Tyler Robinson, 22, may have dumped evidence in a nearby trash can.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Tossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossed. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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